In the T20 World Cup journey of the West Indies, there were many instances when one of their openers fell down so early and then the batter at the third position handled the situation and built up a useful 2nd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. Let's check out the details of some of those 2nd wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for West Indies.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Smith (95 Runs in 2007)
The pair of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Smith is placed at the top position for hitting the highest 2nd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. While playing against Bangladesh in the 5th match of the T20 World Cup 2007, West Indies added 164 runs on the scoreboard in which Chanderpaul and Smith contributed 95 runs for the 2nd wicket partnership but could not defend the total and lost the match by 6 wickets.
Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels (55 Runs in 2016)
The combination of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels stands at the 2nd position for striking a record 2nd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. West Indies was chasing a target of 183 runs against England in the 15th match of the T20 World Cup 2016 in which Gayle and Samuels struck 55 runs in a pair for the 2nd wicket that helped them to get the target and won the match by 6 wickets. Chris Gayle was named Man of the Match for his outstanding unbeaten knock of 100 runs.
Chris Gayle and Lendl Simmons (51 Runs in 2014)
The combination of Chris Gayle and Lendl Simmons is placed at the 3rd position for making a record 2nd wicket partnership of 51 runs in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. West Indies got the target of 179 runs against Australia in the 23rd match of the T20 World Cup 2014 and they successfully achieved it. Gayle and Simmons contributed 51 runs in a pair for the 2nd wicket in that match.
Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels (41 Runs in 2012)
The pair of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels are positioned in the 4th position for making a record 2nd wicket partnership of 41 runs in the history of the T20 World Cup for the West Indies. They have done this job in the 2nd semi-final competition of the T20 World Cup 2012 against Australia where they gave a target of 206 runs to Australia and won the match by 74 runs, Gayle was named Man of the Match for his match-winning knock of unbeaten 75 runs.
Chris Gayle and Daren Sammy (39 Runs in 2010)
The pair of Chris Gayle and Daren Sammy is at the number 5th position for making a record 2nd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Windies. In the 19th match of the T20 World Cup 2010 against the Indian team, West Indies added a total of 169 for 6 on the board in which Gayle and Sammy played a combined inning of 39 runs for the 2nd wicket.
List of Highest 2nd Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup for West Indies
Partners
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
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Date
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith
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95
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Bangladesh
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Johannesburg
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13 Sep 2007
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Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels
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55
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England
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Mumbai
|
16 Mar 2016
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Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons
|
51
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Australia
|
Mirpur
|
28 Mar 2014
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Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels
|
41
|
Australia
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Colombo (RPS)
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5 Oct 2012
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Chris Gayle, Daren Sammy
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39
|
India
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Bridgetown
|
9 May 2010
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Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle
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39
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Australia
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Colombo (RPS)
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22 Sep 2012
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan
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34
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Australia
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Gros Islet
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11 May 2010
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Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons
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33
|
India
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Lord’s
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12 Jun 2009
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Xavier Marshall, Lendl Simmons
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32
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Sri Lanka
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Nottingham
|
10 Jun 2009
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Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher
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29
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South Africa
|
Nagpur
|
25 Mar 2016
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Highest 2nd Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup Team Wise